Mississippi Humanities Council

Award Winning Young Adult Author Margaret McMullen Visit/Reading
2017-09-06 11:45 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Lighterknot Community Kitchen, Wiggins, MS, 39577, United States
Award Winning Young Adult Author Margaret McMullen will be presenting and sharing on Sept. 06th. She notably uses MS as the landscape for her many books!
Sept 6, 11:45am
The Lightered Knot Community Kitchen
*Bring lunch to share.
*Free and open to the public.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of SC Libraries in conjunction with the Pass Christian Bookstore-Celebrating MS’ Bicentennial with support from the MS Dept of Archives and History and the MS Humanities Council.

Mississippi Bicentennial Heroes Mural
2017-09-04 - 2017-09-07 | Stone County Education Center, Corner of Broad & First Streets, Wiggins , MS, 39577, United States
Citizens are invited to come by and watch the journey.

Mural artist Kym Garraway will be painting the MISSISSIPPI BICENTENNIAL HEROES MURAL on the south wall of the Stone County Education Center (corner of Broad and First Streets) September 4-8, 2017. Stone High art students and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College art students will also be assisting.

Heritage Day at the Old Tishomingo County Courthouse Museum
2017-09-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Old Tishomingo County Courthouse Museum, 203 E Quitman St, LUKA, MS, 38852, United States
Activities will include historical tours, Chickasaw Indian Expo and “The Arm Chair Chair Genealogist” award presentation

2017 Iuka Heritage Festival
2017-09-02 09:00 - 18:00 | Mineral Springs Park, E Quitman St, Iuka, MS, 38852, United States
Annual Festival featuring Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Food, Activities for the Kids, Shriner’s Transport Train, Car Show, Tractor Show, 5K Walk/Run, and so much more! Bring your lawn chairs and join the fun!

Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series presents ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HEART
2017-09-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Chain Park, Hattiesburg , MS
Join in the Fun
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy Mississippi’s musical culture on Friday evenings this summer with the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series! This is apart of a 10-week music series taking place at 7pm at Chain Park during July, August and part of September (final dates and performers TBA).
Chain Park will open at 5:00 pm on the day-of-show so you can get the best seat possible!
Selected to be one of 15 Levitt AMP Music sites across the nation, Levitt AMP Hattiesburg will bring the community together through high-quality, family-friendly music, representative of Mississippi’s unique culture.
Oh, and did we mention that Levitt AMP Hattiesburg has been designated as an official Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration?

2017 Iuka Heritage Festival
2017-09-01 08:00 - 15:30 | Mineral Springs Park, E Quitman St, Iuka, MS, 38852, United States
Annual Festival featuring Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Food, Activities for the Kids, Shriner’s Transport Train, Car Show, Tractor Show, 5K Walk/Run, and so much more
year!

Mississippi Encyclopedia Event: Delta State University
2017-08-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Delta State University Capps Archives Building, 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, 38733, United States
A discussion and reading of The Mississippi Encyclopedia, followed by a signing and reception. Scholars speaking will include Emily Jones, Chuck Westmoreland, and Senior Editor Ted Ownby.

Pearl River Community College Celebrates Mississippi's Bicentennial
2017-08-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Brownstone Center for the Arts, Poplarville, MS, 39470
Pearl River Community College Celebrates Mississippi’s Bicentennial will be held in the beautiful Brownstone Center for the Arts located on the Poplarville campus of the College. The celebration will showcase the rich musical history and the origin of Blues music in our state through presentations by Mississippi Blues songwriters and artist Wes Lee and Dr. Mark Malone, co-author of “Mississippi Blues Trail and Beyond: A Curriculum.” Concluding the event will be world renowned guitarist, vovalist, Mississippi living Blues legend, and cultural ambassador, Vasti Jackson. Designed to be more than just a concert, the event will exhibit the history of the Blues music and how it is intertwined with the history and progress of our state.

A Taste of Oakland
2017-08-26 09:00 - 21:00 | Main Street Oakland, Oakland, MS, 38948, United States
A Celebration of local Artists, Educators, Historians, and Cuisine that will feature samples of local favorites..
Visit Booths and learn the regional history of food & people!
Watch a Bicentennial Parade and listen to a musical tribute to the 70s!

Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series presents BRONWYNNE BRENT
2017-08-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Chain Park, Hattiesburg , MS

Speakers Bureau: Historic Journey of African American Quilters
2017-08-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Delta Blues Museum, 1 Blues Alley , Clarksdale , MS , 38614
Diane Williams, storyteller and fiber artist, begins her presentation with a discussion of Kente cloth weaved fibers of West Africa and moves on to utilitarian quilts made by African slaves in America who sewed for their owners. She provides a reflective look at how the designs of Underground Railroad quilts relate to storytelling, and explores the works of Harriet Powers (1837-1910) and three other female fiber artists. Powers was a model for women quilters of the late 19th-early 20th centuries. In her discussion of 20th and 21st century quilting, she uses the work of Faith Ringgold, Carolyn L. Mazloomi and Mississippi quilter/fiber artist Gwen Magee. Williams uses her storytelling skills to explore how images — in pictures, but also in quilts — can guide us to a place of tolerance, empathy and sensitivity.
Diane Williams is a neo-griot, along the lines of the storytellers from times gone by when oral historians were crucial to maintaining black folks’ history because book publishers didn’t believe the history worth chronicling. Williams is also a quilter, an artistry befitting for a woman known for paying homage to the past. Williams uses silk yarns, beads, stones and vibrant colors to make traditional quilts with Motherland inspiration to tell stories of strength, resilience and hope.

The History of This Place: Mississippi's Bicentennial in Itawamba County
2017-08-24 | Itawamba County Welcome Center, Highway 78 , Tremont , MS, 38876, United States
WELCOME CENTER CELEBRATION
Itawamba County is blessed to have one of the thirteen Welcome Centers in Mississippi. The Itawamba County Welcome Center is located in the northeastern area of the State, known as the Hills region. Perched on a hillside at the western tip of the Appalachians, the Welcome Center
overlooks Interstate 22 and evokes the antebellum South with its beautiful Williamsburg design.
And, as part of the Bicentennial celebrations, the Bicentennial Committee will make presentations on life, art, music, and commerce, using photographs from the 1800 and 1900s of Itawamba County at the county’s own Welcome Center.
In addition to the local history, the Welcome Center will also display
Bicentennial materials, as well as the art show exhibit from April entitled “Symbols of
Mississippi.” Native American artifacts found within the County will be on display, as a gift to the Bicentennial efforts. Federal judge Michael P. Mills will make a presentation regarding the history of the Itawamba County Native Americans, their lives in the early 1800’s, and their exodus.

Monday Movie Nights at the Delta Blues Museum presents The Blues Brothers (1980)
2017-08-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Delta Blues Museum, 1 Blues Alley , Clarksdale , MS , 38614
August is John Lee Hooker Month at the Museum, and the blues legend makes an appearance in this iconic film–as do many other Mississippi blues artists. August 22, 2017, marks what would have been Hooker’s centennial birthday. Museum events planned for August include 30th Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival performances and a special exhibit of John Lee Hooker artifacts and memorabilia in the Museum.

Guests are encouraged to bring their own seating – each screening will start at approximately 8:00pm.
This is apart of the monthly outdoor film series, “Monday Movie Nights: Celebrating Mississippi’s Music History and Heritage,” that reflects the state’s rich musical heritage in light of the Bicentennial. A brief discussion and/or “Question and Answer” session will be held prior to each screening, providing the audience context as to the movie’s connection to Delta Blues music as well as background on the importance of the film and its time and place in cinematic history.

Sunset Presentation of the Blues Documentary “M for Mississippi” in Deweese Park
2017-08-19 20:00 - 23:00 | Deweese Park, 802 Holland Ave , Philadelphia, MS, 39250, United States
Take part in the Neshoba County Red Clay Hills Bicentennial Celebration!
Bring the family. some chairs and blankets, to Deweese Park to join the Neshoba County Red Clay Hills Bicentennial Celebration in watching the interesting documentary, M for Mississippi at Sundown! (And maybe even get the chance to hear some live blues!)
Admission is free and concessions will be available for purchase.

Women of Mississippi on Film
2017-08-19 17:00 | Locals Restaurant & Bar, 309 North Lamar, Oxford, MS, United States
The Oxford Film Festival and Sarah Isom Center are teaming up to celebrate the image of the Mississippi women in the Centennial celebration. With 6 films as part of the monthly series, the two will screen a film and then lead a panel discussion about the main female protagonist in each film and the interpretation of the female in Mississippi through the context of the film. Panelist are Jamie Jarker, Melanie Addington and Theresa Starkey.
July 22nd
August 19th
September 23rd

Mississippi Marathon Read
2017-08-19 09:30 - 17:00 | State Capitol, Room 204, 400 High Street, Jackson, MS, United States
The MHC is proud to partner with the Mississippi Library Commission in the first ever Mississippi Marathon Read at the Mississippi Book Festival August 19! Come celebrate the publication of the new Mississippi Literary Map, funded by a Bicentennial Grant from MHC and Visit Mississippi. From 9:30 to 5, 15 Festival panelists will read from the works of 15 of your favorite Mississippi authors in 30-minute increments. All the fun happens in room 204 in the Capitol, so come on by to hear your new favorites read your old favorites!
Schedule:
9:30 Katy Simpson Smith reads Eudora Welty
10:00 Taylor Kitchings reads Barry Hannah
10:30 John Gregory Brown reads Lewis Nordan
11:00 Norma Watkins reads Anne Moody
11:30 Jami Attenberg reads Donna Tartt
12:00 Ebony Lumumba reads Margaret Walker Alexander
12:30 Steve Yates reads Walker Percy
1:00 Mary Miller reads Ellen Gilchrist
1:30 Gilbert Ford reads Tennessee Williams
2:00 Tom Franklin reads Larry Brown
2:30 Odie Lindsey reads Brad Watson
3:00 Michael Farris Smith reads Jesmyn Ward
3:30 Ralph Eubanks reads Richard Wright
4:00 Beth Ann Fennelly reads Natasha Trethewey
4:30 John T. Edge reads William Faulkner

Mississippi Book Festival
2017-08-19 09:00 - 17:00 | Mississippi State Capitol, 400 High St, Jackson, MS, 39201, United States
A Literary Lawn Party: August 19, 2017!
FREE ADMISSION | FREE PARKING | OPEN TO PUBLIC
150+ Authors | 30+ Panels | Live Interviews | Book Signings | Kid Activities | Capitol Tours
The Mississippi Book Festival’s annual “literary lawn party” on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol Building turns the historic landmark into a hub of celebration in downtown Jackson. Stately rooms at the Capitol, Galloway United Methodist Church, and The Foundery at Galloway become venues for distinguished panelists, the verdant lawn a gathering spot for book lovers, and surrounding streets a marketplace for booksellers. C-SPAN broadcasts live from the Capitol’s Old Supreme Court Room. Capitol tours showcase the building’s Beaux Arts splendor throughout the day and a special Library of Congress exhibit is on view in the Rotunda. Live music, kids’ activities and food vendors turn bordering streets into a bustling family hangout. The entire event is handicapped accessible, with free parking on public streets and in parking garages at neighboring Woolfolk and Walter Sillers buildings.

2017 Old Tishomingo County Genealogy Fair
2017-08-19 08:00 - 16:00, 2017-08-18 13:00 - 17:00 | Waldron St. Christian Church, 816 Waldron St., Corinth , MS, 38834, United States
Alcorn County Genealogy Society, Prentiss County Genealogical & Historical Society, and Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society will engage the services of scholars specialized in Grave Dowsing, Research available at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History with emphasis on African-American and Native American Genealogy, and DNA research.

Mississippi Literary Map
2017-08-19 | MS
The Mississippi Literary Map project will create an updates visual map of Mississippi’s authors. It will feature diverse mix of classic and emerging voices from the state. Copies of the map will be on display in Mississippi’s public libraries and distributed to the state’s 13 welcome centers, with public programming at three library sites at the end of the year. The map will be unveiled at the Mississippi Book Festival on August 19, 2017 and smaller maps will be available to the public at the book festival, public libraries, and MLC. The map fosters a starting point for community conversations about Mississippi literature.

Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series presents LOS POBOYCITOS
2017-08-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Chain Park, Hattiesburg , MS

In the Writer's Words with Katy Simpson Smith
2017-08-17 | Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main Street , Columbus , MS, United States
Join the awarding-winning author in a discussion of her works, Q & A, and readings from her highly popular novels.

Lower Delta Talk Series
2017-08-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Sharkey Issaquena County Library, 116 Robert Morganfield Way, Rolling Fork, MS, 39159
The Lower Delta Speakers Series includes a variety of folks who will speak on a topic of interest each month, topics that tell great Mississippi stories focused on our region of the Mississippi Delta and that help explain the important role the Delta plays in regards to the entire state of Mississippi. Some of the topics included in the 2017 will include People and their Stories, History, and Culture, Food and the Outdoors.

August 15th- James Matthews
September 19th- Richard Grant
October 17th- Cathy Shropshire
November 14th- Willy Bearden

A Movie Viewing of The Help
2017-08-11 19:00 - 21:30 | Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main Street , Columbus , MS, United States
Come and watch the hit movie based on Kathryn Stockett’s popular book which will bring both tears & laughter.​

Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series presents CEDRIC BURNSIDE PROJECT
2017-08-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Chain Park, Hattiesburg , MS

The Sunflower River Blues Association's 30th Anniversary
2017-08-11 - 2017-08-13 | MS

Speakers Bureau: Why the British Left Mississippi
2017-08-01 19:00 - 20:00 | South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society, 307 2nd Ave , Hattiesburg , MS
The presentation will consider Mississippi not as a “closed society” or provincial backwater but as a “middle ground” for interaction among empires, cultures, and forces of global change. Audiences are invited to imagine pig-crazy conquistadors and Native Americans as well as the lone pilot in the Civil War air force.
Myron C. Noonkester teaches history at William Carey College

200 Years of Shared History: Mississippi & the Blues
2017-07-29 13:00 - 19:00 | Alamo Theater, 333 N. Farish St, Jackson, MS, United States
Day-long event examining the parallel between the history of blues music and state history, including documentary film showings, musical demonstrations and narrative presentations by historians and musicians.

Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series presents BLUE MOTHER TUPELO
2017-07-28 07:00 - 22:00 | Chain Park, Hattiesburg , MS

Columbus Community Theatre Youth present "Mississippi Characters"
2017-07-28 | Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main Street , Columbus , MS, United States
Take a walk through Mississippi history with Columbus Community Theatre Youth and meet some of our state’s historical and colorful characters.
Tours will be at: 6:30, 7, 7:30, & 8pm
